Read Novel Full Chapter 1426: Chapter 759: Ancient Immortals and Gods
Chapter 1426: Chapter 759: Ancient Immortals and Gods
“The next realm, in my era, was called Immortal.”
Liang Yuan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: “Immortal?”
“Yes, Immortal! Some also call it God, and some call it Demon.”
“In ancient times, cultivators did not have a deep understanding of Superpowers.”
“People believed that ascending to the heavens, descending to the earth, leaving this planet, and entering beyond the nine heavens was the realm of Immortals.”
“We once imagined what was outside this planet; some said there were heavenly courts, blessed lands, and the Palace of Purple Clouds…”
“When someone finally cultivated to that realm and left this planet, they discovered a desolate starry sky outside, boundless and silent.”
“Previous fantasies were all shattered bubbles; outside the planet was merely space.”
“Therefore, descriptions like Immortal and God became the names that later mortals used for us.”
“I feel that this realm can no longer be called Immortal; it should be called Star Beast, an existence that can survive in the starry sky.”
“And after we transform, we often cannot maintain human form, appearing instead in various mutant beast forms, so Star Beast is more appropriate.”
Liang Yuan murmured, “Star Beast Realm?”
He glanced at the mutant beasts swimming in the surrounding seawater and shook his head slightly, saying: “We are human, we should not be equated with mutant beasts, there should be a distinction.”
“Descriptions like Star Beast are not very pleasant; I think it’s better to call it Star God!”
“Star God?”
Ling Yurong chewed on these two words lightly, a glimmer of light in her eyes.
Saying: “Star God, this name is indeed better than Star Beast.”
Liang Yuan smiled: “This name not only reflects the concept of the starry sky but also continues the terms from your era. I think it’s quite good.”
“By the way, what’s the difference between the Star God Realm and the Genetic Reorganization Realm?”
Ling Yurong responded: “There is, and there’s a big difference.”
“Gene recombination is merely physical change, but the evolution of the physical body is not enough for us to walk into space.”
“In space, there is various radiation, terrifying particle storms, and the pure carbon-based life form cannot survive in such environments.”
“The Star God Realm requires absorption of cosmic energy; genes will be completely liberated, allowing our cells to completely adapt to the vacuum environment.”
“At that time, after gene recombination, the physical body will further enlarge, becoming an interstellar giant beast, transcending planetary gravity while resisting space environments.”
“Even when becoming strong enough, heart core and brain core and such will be born within us, ultimately generating self-gravity similar to a planet.”
“The existence of this gravitational field allows us to fly freely in space without kinetic energy, change directions, and so forth.”
Liang Yuan suddenly remembered, in space, if there is no kinetic energy, then theoretically all objects would remain motionless, floating in space.
Then even if he gained the ability to survive in the space environment, how would he resolve the movement problem?
Ling Yurong’s answer enlightened Liang Yuan.
It turns out that after evolving to the Star God Realm, the heart core within the body will generate a gravitational field.
Through the gravitational field, one can change their kinetic energy and achieve movement.
Liang Yuan suddenly curiously asked: “Did you cultivate to the Star God Realm back then?”
Ling Yurong nodded slightly: “Yes, but I had just cultivated to the Star God Realm not long ago. Although I could survive in space, during my time, the cosmic flood had been spreading for many years.”
“In the cosmos, there are many star beasts, a little carelessness could lead to disaster.”
“At that time, we all wanted to venture through the cosmos to investigate the source of the flood in that river of stars.”
“Unfortunately, I was not strong enough to enter, I could only watch the seniors enter one by one.”
Liang Yuan immediately asked: “They went into that galactic river? Did they find anything?”
The current floods all stem from that galaxy, figuring out its origin would resolve all issues.
Ling Yurong shook her head slightly: “Those who went in never came back.”
“Some say that river is the entrance to the Immortal Realm. Others say it’s the path of the Yellow Springs, where even immortals would have their bones eroded and souls consumed.”
“Later on, the legend of the Yellow Springs spread among mortals, yet the predecessors still tried every means to enter the river to explore.”
“Not a single person came out?” Liang Yuan couldn’t help asking.
Ling Yurong shook her head: “Not a single one.”
Liang Yuan couldn’t help but furrow his brows: “What kind of existence is this galactic river? Why can’t anyone come out after going in?”
Ling Yurong didn’t answer, she couldn’t answer.
Because even she doesn’t know what’s inside.
Her lifelong dream is to enter and explore within.
This is the thought of nearly everyone with successful cultivation.
The two did not speak, each lost in their own thoughts.
Not long after, Aftershock brought Zhang Yujiang over.
Zhang Yujiang, upon seeing Liang Yuan, respectfully said: “Mr. Liang, you were looking for me?”
Liang Yuan turned to look at Zhang Yujiang and asked: “Something’s off about you.”
Zhang Yujiang paused, feeling somewhat flustered, quickly asked: “Mr. Liang, what are you saying?”
“Your attitude towards those around you is off.”
Liang Yuan said calmly: “The Soul Imprisonment Rune wouldn’t have such strong effects, distorting past emotions.”
“From my understanding, you loved your daughter Zhang Wenjing deeply, but judging from your previous behavior, it doesn’t seem that way.”
“Don’t tell me you’re influenced by my Soul Imprisonment Rune, I know better than anyone how effective my runes are.”
Zhang Yujiang heard this and couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “Mr. Liang, you misunderstood.”
“I am suddenly so strict with her because I know my daughter’s personality too well.”
“If I don’t take it seriously, she definitely won’t care and will continue to provoke you.”
“Even if you are generous and don’t hold it against her, over time, I can’t guarantee she won’t cause a catastrophic incident one day, doing something detrimental to Yangshan and you.”
“Rather than waiting for that day, it’s better to make her truly realize now that I am wholeheartedly loyal to you, letting her completely give up.”
Liang Yuan was suddenly surprised; he hadn’t expected that Zhang Yujiang was reprimanding his daughter with such thoughts in mind.
Recalling the personality of Zhang Wenjing, it was indeed as Zhang Yujiang said.
If he tried to persuade his daughter with kind words, it probably wouldn’t have any effect.
Liang Yuan smiled and said, “You are quite clear-minded.”
Zhang Yujiang awkwardly smiled and then seemed to think of something, hastily saying, “Mr. Liang, I have another matter to report to you.”
Liang Yuan nodded and said, “Go ahead.”
“After I went back just now, several former leaders from other factions came to find me. They don’t seem too satisfied with my loyalty to you and want to force me to turn against you.”
“Do you think there’s a need to keep these people around?”
“Oh? Isn’t everyone on this ark yours?”
“Not entirely, some were pre-apocalypse commanders, forced by Hawk Faction personnel to eventually join our Cloud Mist Island.”
“However, due to holding military power, we followed Dove Faction’s style and didn’t deal with them, and now these people have become our high-level personnel.”
Liang Yuan understood that any power has factions.
Zhang Yujiang and Feng Jiangong operated the Dove Faction military. After these people joined, they couldn’t possibly kill them and surely offered them big benefits and high positions to win them over.
Now these people have become restless, wanting to force Zhang Yujiang to confront him.
Unfortunately, these people didn’t know that Zhang Yujiang had long been under his control, and couldn’t possibly betray him.
Thinking of this, Liang Yuan directly said, “Take care of them; I don’t need these old-timers.”
“When we return to Cloud Mist Island, they won’t hold any core positions anymore.”
Zhang Yujiang hurriedly nodded, “I understand, I’ll handle it now.”
“Alright.”
Liang Yuan casually nodded.
Nearby, Aftershock listened to their conversation the whole time, feeling cold sweat soaking his back.
Luckily, he pledged allegiance early without any ulterior motives.
Otherwise, wouldn’t he also be cleared out?
Soon, Zhang Yujiang started taking action.
On the ark, faint sounds of chaos were heard.
Then there seemed to be ceaseless gunfire.
Liang Yuan and Ling Yurong remained standing on the deck, not overly concerned.
Liang Yuan asked, “How can one break through to the Star God realm?”
Ling Yurong said, “After one hundred percent gene recombination, our bodies undergo a massive transformation.”
“At this time, the body can gradually adapt to the energy in the stars.”
“What needs to be done is to channel this energy into the body, then let the body continually adapt to it, gradually guiding energy into the heart and brain to form the Heart Core and Brain Core.”
“This whole process is a slow and painstaking one; it can only be absorbed gradually, it can’t be rushed.”
Liang Yuan was curious, “What exactly is the cosmic energy you’re talking about? Is it Superpower Energy?”
Ling Yurong thought for a moment and said, “Yes, but it’s different.”
“Superpower Energy in space is chaotic and disorderly; ordinary humans or Mutant Beasts can’t absorb it.”
“Once absorbed, it’s easy for the chaotic energy to disturb consciousness and cause a frenzy.”
“Only after Genetic Reorganization Perfection, when body strength greatly increases and genes are adaptive to various crises, can one directly absorb this frenzied energy.”
“Oh, by the way, the energy in the Superpower Stone is actually this energy.”
“The reason we can’t directly absorb Superpower Stone energy is that it’s chaotic and disorganized, absorbing it can easily interfere with the mind, resulting in mutation.”
“However, once reaching the Star God realm, you can directly absorb the energy within Superpower Stones.”
“In fact, absorbing Superpower Stone energy is actually less dangerous than directly absorbing cosmic energy.”
“After all, the energy in Superpower Stones is the settled form of cosmic energy, making it relatively stable.”
“In our era, these Superpower Stones weren’t called Superpower Stones; they were called Spirit Stones.”
Liang Yuan’s mind stirred, suddenly recalling when he brought people to Yangshan, within the four major forces, the Superpower User leader who occupied the mine, Tian Wei.
This person was, at the time, the strongest among Li Yuefeng, Wu Meng, and Tu Long.
But when he fought against him in the mining area back then, he clearly felt the opponent’s mind was confused.
Because this person was a Fire Attribute Superpower User, Liang Yuan only thought at the time that the opponent was hot-tempered, driven mad by the apocalypse.
Thinking back now, the opponent clearly absorbed energy from the Superpower Stone, hastening cultivation while the energy in the stone affected his mind.
“It turns out the energy in Superpower Stones can be absorbed, but with Tian Wei’s physical strength, he couldn’t fully adapt to the chaotic power within.”
“Long-term absorption of Superpower Stone energy inevitably leads to madness.”
“Only after completing gene recombination, when the body’s genes are overwhelmingly strong and can flexibly handle and digest the residual negative effects of Superpower Stone energy, can one truly absorb this energy.”
Liang Yuan suddenly realized he had gained more confidence in the path of future evolution.